BRIEFING ON PROPOSED ADDITIONS AND CHANGES Additions and Changes to Projects Proposed for Inclusion in the 2015 CLRP Update January 23, 2015 Travel Forecasting Subcommittee
What is the CLRP? Federally required long-range transportation plan Includes all regionally significant highway, bridge, and transit projects currently planned through 2040 Funding must be reasonably expected to be available to build, operate, and maintain the planned system Must conform with federal air quality standards Learn more about the CLRP at www.mwcog.org/clrp.
What s Already in the CLRP? 500+ regionally significant highway, bridge, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian improvement projects 1,188 new lane-miles of roadway (7% increase from today) 44 new miles of rail transit (15% increase from today) $244 billion in spending
What s Already in the CLRP? Major Transit Improvements Major Highway Improvements
What s Already in the CLRP? Silver Line, Phase II Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) I-270/US 15 Corridor Purple Line DC Streetcars South Capitol Street Bridge For a complete listing of projects, visit www.mwcog.org/clrp/projects.
2015 CLRP Update Six major new projects or changes to existing projects submitted by VDOT and DDOT Projects to be approved for Air Quality Conformity Analysis and Performance Analysis on February 18 SCHEDULE FOR DEVELOPMENT & ADOPTION OF THE 2015 CLRP UPDATE Find the complete 2015 CLRP update schedule at www.mwcog.org/clrp2015.
2015 CLRP Update: Additions and Changes District of Columbia Dedicated Bike Lanes, Citywide Length: 9 miles Complete: 2015 Cost: $470,000 a) 4th St. SW, M St. to P St. - 4 to 2 lanes b) 6th St. NE, Florida Ave. to K St.- 2 to 1 lane c) 7th St. NW, New York Ave. to N St. - 4 to 2 lanes d) 12th St. NW, Penn. Ave. to Mass. Ave. - 4 to 3 lanes e) 14th St. NW, Florida Ave. to Columbia Rd. - 4 to 2 lanes f) Brentwood Pkwy. NE, 6th St./Penn St. to 9th St. - 4 to 2 lanes g) Florida Ave. NE, 2nd St. to W. Virginia Ave. - 6 to 4 or 5 lanes h) New Jersey Ave. NW, H St. to Louisiana Ave. - 4 to 2 lanes i) Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 17th St. to 29th St. - 4/6 to 2 or 4 lanes j) Wheeler Rd. SE, Alabama Ave. to Southern Ave. - 4 to 2 lanes
2015 CLRP Update: Additions and Changes Virginia I-66 Corridor Improvements inside the Beltway US Route 29 in Rosslyn to I-495 Length: 10 miles Complete: 2017 (tolling, multimodal), 2040 (widening) Cost: $75-100 million Convert I-66 to a managed express lanes facility with dynamic, congestion-based tolling for all vehicles with less than 3 occupants in both directions, during peak periods only by 2017 Implement enhanced bus service and complete elements of the bicycle and pedestrian network by 2017 Widen from 2 to 3 lanes in both directions between Fairfax Dr. and I-495 by 2040.
2015 CLRP Update: Additions and Changes I-66 Corridor Improvements outside the Beltway I-495 to US Route 15 in Prince William County Length: 25 miles Complete: 2022 Cost: $2-3 billion Reconfigure I-66 to have 2 managed express lanes and 3 general purpose lanes in each direction. Express lanes use dynamic, congestionbased tolling for vehicles with less than 3 occupants at all times to maintain free-flow conditions New high-frequency bus service and construction of new or expanded commuter park-and-ride lots Two alternatives for access and egress points between the general purpose and express lanes will be analyzed separately
2015 CLRP Update: Additions and Changes Project Removals District of Columbia Benning Road Streetcar Spur from Benning Rd., to Minnesota Ave. Metro Station Virginia In CLRP since 2014 Columbia Pike Streetcar from Skyline Center to Pentagon City In CLRP since 2008 Crystal City Streetcar from Pentagon City Metro Station to Four Mile Run/Alexandria City Line In CLRP since 2011
2015 CLRP Update: Additions and Changes For complete project descriptions, and a listing of all proposed additions and changes, visit www.mwcog.org/clrp2015.
Comment on Additions and Changes Find all documents available for public comment at www.mwcog.org/tpbcomment. Submit comments: On the web at www.mwcog.org/tpbcomment By email at TPBcomment@mwcog.org In writing: Chairman Phil Mendelson National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board 777 North Capitol Street, NE Suite 300 Washington, DC 20002-4239 Deadline is February 14, 2015.